Ok, what the heck's a "4-square dooger?" What does it mean to "make a freight train take a dirt road?" Anybody know the etymology on these expressions? Anybody know the etymology on these expressions? Did I just say that twice?
While we're at it, anybody else got any winners of good metaphors?
I think the last one that took me off guard was during my first week in South Carolina. I was talking with my new neighbor (white middle-aged male, single, heavily overweight), and he described something that didn't fit in as "sticking out like a n***** at a Klan rally."
One of my other favorites: when my Dad is pretty sure he's fixed something, and is ready for the retest, he says "Yup, this dog 'll hunt." Ah reckon.
So watcha-got?